One of the great tools that has causes students' interest in History to pique is Hollywood's take on History with movies.

Below are movie trailers that should spark some level of interest in historical events.

Early America

Apocalypto - Early Native culture

The First Colonies

The New World - Jamestown Colony

Salem Witch Trials

The French and Indian War 1754-1763

Last of the Mohicans

The Revolutionary War 1776-1783

The Patriot

A New Nation - 1783-1800

Early 1800s

The Mexican-American War - 1846-1848

The Alamo (2004)

The Civil War 1860-1865

Gettysburg - 1863

Glory

Gods and Generals

The Conspirator

Late 1800's

The Early 20th Century

World War I - 1914-1918

World War II - 1939-1945

Pearl Harbor - December 7, 1941

Saving Private Ryan

Vietnam

We Were Soldiers

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